Written Version of Episode 30

WELCOME TO THE 30th EDITION OF THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS PODCAST

Covering: Taking blood pressure: Vitamin D: Preventing dementia

Stupidity is its own reward Dr. D. G. Carpenter

When taking blood pressure, certain guide lines should be followed: You should be sitting in a chair with your back supported, your feet on the floor and your arm at heart level.
You should sit quietly for five minutes, before taking a reading. If you do not follow these recommendations your readings can be 7 to 12 % higher than your real blood pressure. Some people suffer from “white coat syndrome” in the doctor’s office. This is a higher reading then if taken at home. If your pressure is always high in the doctor’s office, get a home BP monitor and check your pressure at home 3 times a day for a week. If you have constant high BP try life style changes before going on drugs.

New research reveals that high levels of vitamin D (Intake 2000 to 4000 IU a day.) Helps protect against Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s diseases and the flu. Blood levels of) vitamin D should be in the range 50 to 80 ng/mL.

California researchers followed more than 2,200 women aged 78 and older for four years, and found those with larger social networks were 26% less likely to develop dementia compared with women who had smaller networks. Daily social contact was also associated with a lower risk of dementia. Surprisingly the contact didn’t have to be face-to-face; Communicating via email and telephone also made a difference. Men also benefit from staying connected. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University who tracked 147 pairs of male twins for 28 years discovered that cognitive and social activity during midlife significantly reduced the risk of dementia later on. Among the activities tied to lower odds of dementia were visiting with family and friends, club activities (such as attending parties and playing card games), and home hobbies.

Genetics clearly plays a role in breast cancer, but recent research shows that up to 73% of cases may be caused by other factors. A Swedish study of more than 44,000 sets of twins found that genetic factors (such as family history or the presence of BRCA-1 and -2 gene mutations) accounted for only 27% of all breast cancer cases. While a 2003 study found that up to 40% of the women with BRCA-1 and -2 mutations may never get the disease. Researchers are turning up more evidence that environmental factors may have a significant influence on breast cancer risk.

That’s all for PODCAST #30. I hope you found it interesting and informative. The next PODCAST will be the week of Jan. 1

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS PODCAST OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
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For more information on this subject and other subjects go to www.lencolabs.com, thank you for listening to the health and happiness podcast with–Leonard Austin

Your presence warms my heart.
I glory in the times we are together.
The time drags when we are apart.
Your warmth your beauty is forever.

The time I spend with you.
Is the best that I can do.
And if in some measure you feel as I.
It is like the sun shining in the sky.

L. Austin

But my bed is lonely; I would like you there.
It’s a place we have many things to share.
Our feelings for each other in the naked light.
Many things happen in the quiet of the night.

For you I will be the best I can be.
Because you bring out the best in me.
We are a couple you and me.
And the best is yet to be.

L. Austin

The old man in the mirror is not me
The young man peering out is me?
When my joints hurt I am the old man
When I dream of the future I am the young man
Who am I?

I can envision beauty and romance
And I am the young man
I can feel the pain in my joints
And I am the old man
Who am I?

L. Austin

But here among friends,
We emote and we feel
Through talk and through friendship,
Slowly we heal,

We go out from this place,
Just a little bit stronger,
And the beauty of each day,
Gets longer and longer.

L. Austin  4-15-04

There is no glory in loosing a leg.
And no justification to have to beg.
O God the fear the pain the hate.
Why am I here and what is my fate?

Am I to die in this stinking place?
For what? Not the betterment of the inhuman race.
I could have kids a wife a life.
Instead a bullet to end my life.

Why me, or my buddies or the enemy too.
What have I done to you and to you?
That I should die.
Thrown aside like a worn out shoe.

Lenny A.
7-23-04

A father, I will cut you down.
Your family will starve.
When I kill, families weep.
I bring death, destruction, mayhem.

Will you devote money to stop me?
Will you help the people I infect?
What will you do?

You know me.
You know where I live
You know how I move
You know my name.
AIDs

L. Austin
11-23-05

Vitamin D again: Breakfast

Why more about vitamin D? If a good vitamin study is reported, more scientists will study it to see if it is true and where else it can be used. Vitamin D is a remarkable vitamin for increasing health. I will give a rundown of the latest studies.
A study published in June 2008 showed that men with low vitamin D levels suffer 2.42 times more heart attacks. Tens of millions of dollars are spent to advertise that Lipitor reduces heart attacks 37%. According to a late study men with the highest vitamin D levels had a 142% reduction in heart attacks. Don’t stop taking your medication but add 2000 IU of vitamin D daily.
Vitamin D deficient women, have a 253% increased risk of colon cancer
40,950 women perished from breast cancer last year in the United States. A study published in January 2008 showed that women with the lowest level of vitamin D were at a 222% increased risk for developing breast cancer. Most studies show that higher levels of vitamin D reduce breast cancer incidence by 30-50%.
Prostate cancer will kill almost 30,000 men this year. Men with higher levels of Vitamin D have a 52% reduced incidence of prostate cancer.
In a study published in Sept. 2008, blood indicators of vitamin D status were measured in 3,316 patients with suspected coronary artery disease. The subjects were followed for 7.75 years. For every small decrease in blood levels of vitamin D there was a startling 86% increase in the number of fatal strokes.
According to J. J. Cannell MD “Current research indicates vitamin D deficiency plays a rode in causing seventeen varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness muscle wasting, birth defects, and periodontal disease.
Vitamin D deficiency is diagnosed when blood levels of a vitamin D metabolite (25-hydroxyvitamin D) drops below 12ng/mL.
According to the worlds most foremost experts, optimal levels of vitamin D are between 30 and 50 ng/ml. Those with blood levels below 30 ng/ml are considered to have insufficient vitamin D.
If adults would take 2000 IU of vitamin D daily, children and babies a lower dosage. Billions in health care could be saved and people would be healthier and happier. A study showed that breast fed babies were vitamin D deficient and should be supplemented with vitamin D

Teenagers who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight than those who skip the morning meal.

That’s all for PODCAST #29. I hope you found it interesting and informative. The next PODCAST will be the week of Dec. 1

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS PODCAST OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
health@lencolabs.com.

For more information on this subject and other subjects go to www.lencolabs.com, thank you for listening to the health and happiness podcast with–Leonard Austin

Beta carotene: Long term vitamin users are healthier: Dangers of CAT scans.

Harvard researchers follower more than 4,000 men who were given either 50mg. of beta carotene every other day or a placebo pill. After an average of 18 years, the men who took beta carotene demonstrated significantly higher scores on several cognitive tests compared with the placebo group.
This study also included a short-term group that was followed for an average of one year. The researchers found no difference in cognitive tests results for both groups after this shorter period of time, highlighting the importance of long term use of beta carotene for cognitive protection.
Note: It also shows you should continue your vitamin-herb intake for your long lifetime.
Note2: This study shows that vitamin studies are different then drug studies. All drugs studies show results in a year if they are going to show results. Lately the drug companies in order to discredit vitamins are doing short term vitamin studies with insufficient dosage. That is why the vitamin studies in the last 8 years show that vitamins don’t work

Quit the clean plate club. Don’t eat every thing you are served. When eating out take half home. At home, take smaller portions. Excess food is poison!

According to a report in Nutritional Journal, long term multiple dietary supplement users were less likely to have elevated blood pressure and diabetes compared with both non-users and those who supplemented with a vitamin-mineral alone.
Researchers obtained information from 278 individuals regarding long-term multiple supplement use patterns, health, and nutrition through questionnaires and physical examination. Using a cross sectional study design, and adjusting for potential confounding factors, they compared this information with data obtained from nearly 800 non-users and single multivitamin-mineral supplement users.

Consumers of multiple supplements were less likely to have hypertension and diabetes and more likely to have low levels of chronic disease related biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein which is associated with chronic inflammation, and homocysteine both of which have been associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Multiple supplement users were also more likely to have optimal levels of triglycerides and beneficial high density lipoprotein (HDL).

One of the most important advances in modern medicine is the CAT or CT scan. Used in the emergency room it can quickly diagnosis information about a patient’s coronary blood flow that can help save a patient’s life.

Unfortunately CT scans produce a large amount of radiation, often equivalent 750 chest X-rays. The radiation exposure from CT scans can lead to DNA breaks that may foster the initiation of cancer. With one or more CT scans, it is possible to accrue the amount of radiation exposure experienced by survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who later succumbed to cancer.

While CAT scans have an important role in diagnosing symptomatic patients, they should not be used as screening tools for healthy individuals. There are no demonstrated benefits of screening asymptomatic patients, while the risks of radiation exposure are well documented.

Arch. Inter. Med. 2007 showed that a brief 30-minute catnap at least 3 days a week can lower your risk of a heart attack by over 30%.

That’s all for PODCAST #28. I hope you found it interesting and informative. The next PODCAST will be the week of Oct. 1

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS PODCAST OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS
health@lencolabs.com.

For more information on this subject and other subjects go to www.lencolabs.com, thank you for listening to the health and happiness podcast with–Leonard Austin